The heel was done using a style found at TessKnits here. And the short row style found here.

The socks turned out fairly ok though a bit smaller then I wanted. Either my gauge is smaller then I thought, or it is just because I am on the high end of the pattern size. Foot size is 9. The heel had to be taken out the first time, I started too soon! My first pair of toe up socks, I just could not find anything out there that would give me a good rule of thumb for starting the heel, which by the way is quite roomy. I used a three strand cable, just not a normal braid style. The strands have more space between them.